Twenty eight films from The Baim Collection have been curated into a collection for broadcast
on television under the "Quota Quickies" series title.
The films were all made for cinema audiences and have never been broadcast in their entirety on television before.
Click on info for more production details, script and film stills on any of the titles below:-
Date of Release | Film Title | Minutes | Note | |
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4 December 1950 | Wings Over the World | 33 | Building Heathrow and Aircraft (B&W) 1949 | info |
29 January 1957 | The Emerald Island | 28 | Ireland 1957 | info |
30 December 1959 | Lifeline | 28 | Sequel to 'Floating Fortress | info |
11 July 1960 | Delta 8-3 | 28 | ‘Cold War’ air to air footage of Vulcan Bombers | info |
15 July 1960 | A Printer's Tale | 30 | Leeds printer 1960 | info |
8 September 1960 | Playground Spectacular | 26 | Blackpool in 1960 | info |
30 June 1961 | Girls Girls Girls! | 30 | London fashion/houses/Girls/Media 1961 | info |
17 October 1962 | Between Those 4 Walls | 22 | Wallpaper design and manufacture 1962 | info |
8 April 1963 | Big City | 24 | Glimpse of London in 1962 | info |
21 January 1964 | The Money Makers | 24 | Royal Mint, London (unique access) 1963 | info |
27 January 1964 | One Mile Square | 33 | London 1964 | info |
15 July 1964 | Swinging UK | 28 | First "music videos" in colour | info |
28 July 1964 | UK Swings Again | 27 | More "music videos" in colour | info |
9 May 1972 | SS France | 28 | The biggest ship then afloat | info |
22 December 1981 | Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen | 25 | Aberdeen 1981 | info |
Date of Release | Film Title | Minutes | Note | |
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03 January 1944 | Starlight Serenade | 40 | Variety Acts 1943 (B&W) | info |
13 September 1944 | Our Mr Shakespeare | 38 | Stratford 1944 (B&W) | info |
24 June 1946 | Stadium Highlights | 36 | Empire Pool Wembley Sports on Ice etc. (B/W) | info |
13 April 1946 | A Circus Story | 37 | Manchester Circus 1946 (B&W) | info |
13 June 1954 | Say Abracadabra | 27 | Magic Acts 1954 (B&W) | info |
17 April 1961 | Stories from Lakeland | 26 | Cumbria 1960 | info |
25 May 1962 | World of Wax | 26 | Madame Tussauds 1962 | info |
24 March 1964 | Jugglers and Acrobats | 26 | Variety Acts 1964 | info |
15 April 1965 | The Mood Man | 22 | Joe Loss etc 1965 HD transfer | info |
22 August 1972 | York | 22 | York 1972 | info |
31 October 1974 | Reserved for Animals | 29 | Woburn Safari Park 1974 | info |
11 May 1976 | Marine Merchants | 26 | Fishing in the North Sea 1976 | info |
22 December 1981 | Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth | 26 | Portsmouth 1981 | info |
Date of Release | Film Title | Minutes | Note | |
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23 July 1957 | Enchanted Cities | 21 | Italy. Florence and Venice 1957 | info |
29 July 1959 | This is Malta | 25 | Malta 1959 | info |
25 August 1960 | This is Alsace | 25 | Alsace 1960 | info |
4 October 1960 | Beyond the Riviera | 27 | Travelog - French Riviera 1960 | info |
30 November 1961 | Transport Command | 23 | Britain's Transport Command | info |
2 January 1962 | It's Magic | 31 | Magic 1962 | info |
17 April 1962 | Behave Yourself | 29 | Modern manners 1962 (B&W) | info |
18 February 1963 | This is Guernsey | 24 | Guernsey 1963 | info |
9 July 1963 | Money Sings | 24 | Music / Groups / 1963 | info |
14 March 1966 | Castles In The Air | 22 | France 1965 | info |
25 August 1966 | Caribbean Carousel | 24 | Cruise ship in Caribbean 1966 | info |
28 September 1966 | Winter Wonderland | 25 | Haute Savoie District of France | info |
18 September 1972 | Magic Carpet | 27 | Making Carpets at Associated Weavers in Yorkshire 1972 | info |
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